Designed for students who wish to enter the accounting profession as an accounting clerk or as an entry level bookkeeper. It allows students to obtain credit for courses that will also apply toward the Associate of Applied Science in Business-Accounting.

Please see the Certificate of Achievement page for a list of all courses filling general education requirements.

Required Courses


Course Title Units
Total Requirements 30 Units
Program Requirements 21 Units
ACC 135 Bookkeeping I 3
ACC 201 Financial Accounting 3
BUS 101 Introduction to Business 3
IS 101 Introduction to Information Systems 3
or IS 201 Computer Applications  
MGT 201 Principles of Management 3
Choose 6 units from the following program electives:
ACC 180 Payroll & Employee Benefit Accounting 3
ACC 202 Managerial Accounting 3
ACC 203 Intermediate Accounting I 3
ACC 220 Microcomputer Accounting Systems 3
ACC 223 Introduction to Quickbooks 3
ACC 290 Certified Bookkeeper Course 6
General Education Requirements 9 Units
English/Communications Requirement:
Recommend: BUS 107, BUS 108; Must include a writing course
6
Mathematics Requirement 3

Suggested Course Sequence

First Semester Units Second Semester Units
ACC 135 3 ACC 201 3
BUS 101 3 BUS 108 or English/Communication 3
BUS 107 or English/Communication 3 MGT 201 3
BUS 115 or MATH 120 3 Program Elective 6
IS 101 or IS 201 3